Re: Betting against \"your team\"
you'll probably hear this a lot, but let me be the first to say it:
its a bad idea to let your emotion get in the way of making a logical decision, be it poker or capping or anywhere else in life.
now you can certainly put a value on your own emotions, and sometimes it can be worthwhile to hedge an emotional situation, but if I'm ever doing something like that (betting against a team I really want to win) I really try to ensure that I can't get disappointed with both. I.e. a moneyline bet on the Patriots here for the amount you felt would hedge your emotional involvement... but thats easy to say in hindsight.
More than anything, i just try to keep emotion out of it - if I can't stay emotionally uninvolved, I'll just try to stay away from the game entirely.
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